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Collier's Causeway
Time
Distance
Climb
Style
2 Hrs
3.1 km
379 m
One way
2.1 km NE of Blackheath
Blue Mountains National Park
Track: Hard
Collier's Causeway is a fantastic walk with many views of the Kanimbla Valley and varied scenery. The track mainly travels under the imposing cliffs between Centennial Glen and Porters Pass, with waterfalls, ferny glens and heath flowers along the way. The track is a great one-way trip from Bundarra St to Burton Ave with access to many climbing areas along the way.
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(0 km) End of Bundarra St to Int. Fort Rock Trk and Centennial Pass Trk Track: Moderate - Bush Track
Distance = 0.7 km
Time = 15 mins
Climb = 29 m
Descent = -62 m
From the bend in Eveleigh Ave, the track heads west down the hill for approximately 50m to the intersection marked by the power pole on the right. From the intersection the track heads west down the hill for approximately 200m passing over a board walked track and winding down the hill. The track continues south down the stepped track to Centennial Glen Creek. From the creek the track heads south west around the hillside, tending right. The track follows the hillside for approximately 100m to a rocky surface marked by white painted arrows 'Porters Pass' and 'Fortress Rock'.
(0.66 km) Int. Fort Rock Trk and Centennial Pass Trk to Fort Rock Optional Side Trip: Track: Moderate - Bush Track
Distance = 0.1 km
Time = 4 mins
Climb = 18 m
Descent = -1 m
From the intersection the track heads north west on top of the rocky outcrop. The track winds through the scrub and up a few steps for approximately 50m to open out to the prominant feature of Fort Rock.
Fort Rock
Alt = 1025
Fort Rock, Blue Mountains National Park, is a formation of rock that sits alone in solitude above Centennial Glen valley. From on top of the rock views over the Megalong Valley and Kanimbla Valley.
(0.66 km) Int. Fort Rock Trk and Centennial Pass Trk to Centennial Glen Waterfall Trk Track: Moderate - Bush Track
Distance = 0.5 km
Time = 15 mins
Climb = 16 m
Descent = -86 m
From the rocky surface the track heads south west down the hill. The track doubles back on itself and leads around some bushes to where it turns right before tending left down the hill. The track drops into a gully as it descends many stairs for approximately 100m. The track form the bottom of the stairs round a cliff line left to continue under a waterfall before tending right along the cliff line to a boulder marked in white paint 'Porters Pass'. From the intersection the track foolows the white painted boulder 'Porters Pass' arrown down the hill winding left with the stairs for approximately 50m to the intersection. From the intersection the track heads north west down through the rock by cut in steps. The track winds down the cliff for approximately 20m to intersection.
(1.16 km) Centennial Glen Waterfall Trk to Centennial Glen Waterfall Optional Side Trip: Track: Hard - Bush Track
Distance = 0 km
Time = 1 mins
Climb = 7 m
Descent = 0 m
From the intersection the track heads east under the cliff on the right. The track heads along the rock shelf for approximately 50m to the pool and waterfall. Alternatively a wetter track follows the cliff for approximately 30m to drop, left into the creek and another 20m to the waterfall.
(1.16 km) Centennial Glen Waterfall Trk to Porters Pass Track: Hard - Bush Track
Distance = 1.3 km
Time = 45 mins
Climb = 177 m
Descent = -207 m
From the intersection the track heads down the stairs with metal railing. The track descends to the bottom of the stairs and crosses through large rocks to the cliff on the northern, right, side of the pass. The track then winds along the bottom of the cliff line for approximately 1km to head east into a pass. The track crosses a few rocks with railings and water flowing over them to climb up the northern wall of Porters Pass to drop between two trees on the track and into the creek bed.
(2.49 km) Porters Pass to Burton Ave Track: Moderate - Bush Track
Distance = 0.6 km
Time = 10 mins
Climb = 157 m
Descent = -8 m
From the creek the track leads north east out of the canyon up a few flights of stairs. The stairs lead the track to a railing where the track turns right and follows the hill left, with views into the Kanimbla Valley on the right. The track continues up the hill for approximately 100m to a mess of track which all lead right. The track continues right, winding up the hill via stairs to the intersection to the right of a large rocky outcrop. From the intersection the track heads to the top of the rocky outcrop. The track then heads east up steps for approximately 50m to the intersection. From the intersection the track heads in an easterly direction down the hill. The track heads down steps to level out for approximately 10m before continuing up the hill to the intersection approximately 20m on at the road.
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